Nowhere to Go But Up (2003)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Amos Kollek

Writer:

Amos Kollek (writer)

Release Date:

24 December 2003 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Plot:

Val is 23 years old and full of dreams. She travels to New York to become an actress. She is lonely in a strange country...

Plot Keywords:

New York | Loneliness | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Audrey Tautou	...	Val Chipzik
Justin Theroux	...	Jack
Jennifer Tilly	...	Edna
Laila Robins	...	Irene
Catherine Curtin	...	Beatrix (as Cathy Curtin)
Frank Pellegrino	...	Bernie
Jenna Lamia	...	Sparkle
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Eddie
Bruce MacVittie	...	Benito
Joe Zaloom	...	Karim
Karen Evans Kandel	...	Studio Executive (as Karen Kandel)
Cherita Armstrong	...	Hooker
Yusef Bulos	...	Flower Shop Owner
Umit Celebi	...	Waiter
Jenny Sterlin	...	Speech Teacher

Also Known As:

Happy End (France) (Germany) (USA)
All the Way to the Top (USA) (working title)
I Want to Be Famous (Singapore: English title)

Runtime:

Japan:98 min | Argentina:88 min

Country:

USA | France | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Denmark:11 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

F.R.P.

Soundtrack:

Nowhere To Go But Up

disaster

It's quite unfortunate that some artists who are perfectly cast in the movie that brings them fame end up being victims of that particular memorable performance. That is, they are identified with one single character which casts a shadow over their remaining career. Great artists manage to overcome this barrier, whereas artists who are limited in characters they could effectively portray move the wrong way. Downwards. Self-destructing themselves. Audrey Tautou belongs to the latter category. She gave it all to Amelie Poulain. And even though the movies that followed "Amelie" were not bad, excitement that surrounded her eventually declined. Before being re-cast by Jean-Pierre Jeunet in "A Very Long Engagement", where Tautou portrays a dry variation of our beloved Amelie Poulain, Tautou chose to take part in a disaster called "Nowhere to Go But Up". Basically, the movie behind this review. "Nowhere to Go But Up", I dare say, is prosaic characterized by a banal script and disastrous acting. Nevertheless, it's somewhat hard to say which is worse, the tasteless movie itself or Audrey Tautou who explicitly demonstrates her numerous shortcomings as an actress.